1959 Bathurst 100

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The 1959 Bathurst 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 30 March 1959. [1] The race, which was promoted by the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd., was contested over 26 laps, a total distance of 100 miles. [2] It was race 5 of 12 in the 1959 Australian Drivers' Championship. [1]

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The race was won by New Zealander Ross Jensen driving a Maserati 250F. [3]

Results

The WM Special which was driven into fourth place by Jack Myers. The car is pictured in 2010. WM Special.jpg
The WM Special which was driven into fourth place by Jack Myers. The car is pictured in 2010.
Position [4] Driver [4] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] Time / laps [4]
1Ross Jensen18 Maserati 250F R. Jensen12:38.0
2 Len Lukey 5 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd12:21.0
3Arnold Glass7 Maserati 250F Capitol Motors12:47.0
4Jack Myers3WM Special Holden J. Myers24
5Ray Wamsley19 Alfa Romeo Tipo B Corvette R. Wamsley24
6Werner Grieve113 HWM Jaguar W. Grieve24
7 Doug Whiteford 16 Maserati 300S D. Whiteford23
8Frank Walters41SoCal Special Mercury F. Walters23
9Noel Barnes40 MG TC SpecialN. F. Barnes20
10Alwyn Rose28Dalro Jaguar A. C. Rose20
11Bill Clarke63 Berkeley SE492 Excelsior Auto Imports Pty Ltd15
DNF Alec Mildren 10 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax FPE A.G. Mildren Pty Ltd17
DNFJesse Griffith36 Maserati 4CL P. Lovett14
DNFLionel Ayers12 Cooper Mk.IV MG s/cL. Ayers13
DNFLeon Thomas35 MG Special s/cJohn Bruderlin & Leon Thomas13
DNFGlyn Scott26 Repco Holden SpecialGlyn Scott Motors9
DNFBob Larkin88 Lotus Mk.6 Coventry Climax FWA New Age Service Station9
DNFGeoff McClelland67Mac-Vincent G. McClelland9
DNFMax Williams132 MG TC M. Williams8
DNFClive Adams8Prad Sports Alta C. Adams7
DNF Stan Jones 1 Maserati 250F Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd.6
DNFBill Cooke48 Peugeot SpecialW. Cooke6
DNFCurley Brydon9 Ferrari Type 125 Corvette A. H. Brydon5
DNFErn Tadgell58Sabakat Coventry Climax FPF C. E. Tadgell3
DNFJohn Schroder62Nota Consul J. Schroder3
DNFBill Reynolds56Orlando MG Robin Orlando1
DNFBruce Leer33 MG TC B. Leer0
DNSArnold Glass2 Ferrari Super Squalo Capitol Motors-
DNSGordon Stewart11Stewart MG s/cEcurie Cinque [2] -
DNSBarry Collerson15 Talbot-Lago T26C B. Collerson-
DNSPaul Samuels17 MG TC Austin Moss Bros. Retreads-
DNSG. T. Wilson [2] 23RVM Riley G. T. Wilson-
DNSRoy Williams27Sheerline Special Austin R. Williams-
DNS Bill Patterson 29 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors P/L-
DNSWarren Grace43 MG Special s/cW. Grace-
DNSAllan Ferguson45Isk MG Holden A. Ferguson-
DNSGeoff Thorne47 Citroen SpecialG. Thorne-
DNSNoel Hall71 Ralt Vincent N. Hall-
DNSJohn Schroder163 Healey Silverstone Riley Town & Country Garage Pty Ltd-

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 1959 Bathurst "Hundred", Australian Motor Sport Review, 1958-59, pages 82 to 95
  2. 1 2 3 Official Programme, Bathurst 100, Monday, 30 March 1959
  3. ↑ John Medley, Easter 1959, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 231 to 241
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1959 Gold Star Round 5 Bathurst 100 - Mt. Panorama 26 laps (100 miles). March 30th 1959, as archived at web.archive.org
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